Product Description
This exciting new history of graphic design explores its evolution from the late 19th century to the present day. Organized chronologically, the book illuminates the dynamic relationship between design and manufacturing as well as the roles of technology, social change, and commercial forces on the course of design history. The layout of each chapter reflects the unique style of the period it describes, and some 450 illustrations throughout the volume provide a visu… More >>
#1 by a_designer on April 17, 2010 - 2:35 am
While this book adds many more visual examples to the taxonomy of historical examples that exist (the photos of Meggs’ “History of Graphic Design” and Roxanne Jubert’s “Typography and Graphic Design: From Antiquity to the Present” tend to be somewhat small and duplicate each other), the information inside Eskilson’s book is too often incorrect or misleading. Eskilson is an art historian, but not a rather sympathetic one to the workings of the graphic designer. Unfortunately, this book will provide the student with a skewed, often incorrect, understanding of his or her own history.
While there is nothing wrong with an art historian writing history for graphic design [which is why I wrote "unfortunately" _after_ I stated that he was an art historian, not _before_ I indicated he was an art historian] besides the historical inaccuracies, Eskilson does not comprehend the issues of graphic design from the discipline’s perspective. See the discussion posted 12.06.07 on “Design Observer.”
Rating: 1 / 5
#2 by Books McGulligan on April 17, 2010 - 3:49 am
Fabulous recipes new and old, so many wonderful ideas to stir the senses and keep you begging for more. A great reference guide, my only complaint is that it is too heavy.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by B. Lynch on April 17, 2010 - 5:06 am
Gift for graphics production student – wonderful history with lots of pictures/illustrations. You couldn’t get all of the content from class. By browsing, I learned where all those international traffic symbols became known – the 1972 Olympics!
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Sarah R. Lopez on April 17, 2010 - 7:35 am
it was a good product and i was happy with the purchase.it came on time.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Jeffrey W. Elam on April 17, 2010 - 10:15 am
A beautiful treatise on graphic design. Eskilson has a knack for revealing novel and interesting connections to world history. A great new college textbook, but also a delightful read.
Rating: 5 / 5